Reports and Studies

What is the Paris Agreement and why does 1.5C matter?

In Paris in 2015, almost 200 countries signed a landmark agreement designed to limit global warming to 1.5C and avoid…

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Saffron is the world’s most expensive spice. Now this ‘red gold’ is in crisis in Kashmir

Kashmir’s ancient saffron tradition is being threatened by climate change, development and food fraud. Could this coveted spice be disappearing?…

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What is net zero and is the UK on track to achieve it?

Achieving “net zero” is the world’s key strategy to fight climate change, which is already having serious consequences for people…

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A really simple guide to climate change

Human activities are causing world temperatures to rise, posing serious threats to people and nature. Things are likely to worsen…

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Multi-million pound project to detect dementia

A multi-million pound research hub is set to build artificial intelligence (AI) and data systems in a bid to prevent…

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‘What the hell did this?’: The orca brothers preying on great white sharks

When scientists first found dead great whites around South Africa, they couldn’t believe their eyes. All bore the same marks…

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Code cracked for shipwreck padlock solving 400-year-old mystery

Experts have cracked a four-letter code to open an ancient padlock from a shipwreck off the Welsh coast using modern…

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Scientists detect signals at the smallest scale ever explored

Scientists have picked up signals from the smallest scale of nature ever explored – 100 billion times smaller than an…

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Giant eagles once ruled the skies

After the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit, giant birds became apex predators for tens of millions of years – and humans were…

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Building boom puts 300,000 people in the path of potential Himalayan disasters

At least 300,000 people in parts of the Himalayan region could now be living in the path of potential disasters,…

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